Bob Lively’s memoir—So What’s the Point?—tackles the painful question everyone asks when life gets too hard to handle or deals an unexpected blow. With his soul-filled insights, Bob introduces a host of characters who taught him the tough lessons of real strength and self-awareness. His true stories show readers how to grow in their appreciation for kindness and compassion, as he reveals the solution to the title’s query. Begin your journey with Bob at Long’s Peak in the midst of a life-threatening storm, and follow him as he navigates decisions, interruptions, callings, disappointments, challenges, and obstacles. Along the way, Bob never lost sight of the need for true spiritual awakening. Discover for yourself what answer, in the end, matters most, and let your life be changed for good.

So What's The Point?: A Primer for True Spiritual Awakening

Religion & Spirituality

Lively, Bob

Christian Books & Bibles

Treaty Oak Publishers

We’re all familiar with the phrase “hell on earth,” aren’t we? We know what it’s like to feel angry, unforgiven, deserted, threatened, and unloved.But do we also recognize heaven on earth? Is there such a condition? How do we find salvation, here and now?Meet the folks Bob Lively encountered on his life’s journey – those who introduced him to their own version of hell as they attempted to spread it, and those who offered him, and others, the branch of peace and the hand of love. The miracles Bob found are the ones who chose the path toward salvation.You may sigh or shake your head in disbelief, but these accounts are true, straight from the heart of people connected to a loving and forgiving God. And the people who lived these stories somehow found salvation, which Bob now shares with you.Heaven on earth? You bet!

on EARTH as it is in HEAVEN: A New Take on Grace

Religious Studies

Will Amos is a seminary graduate who refuses to believe in the power of prayer, but after his close friend Joe Berg, a Black man blinded by cataracts, is falsely accused of murder by a racist sheriff, Will seeks justice. When every witness to the crime disappears without providing testimony, Will must find a way to let justice come down like a river, an ever-rolling stream. Can he examine what's missing from his own life in order to save his friend's? Can Will learn to see the real truth the way Cotton-Eyed Joe sees it?

Cotton-Eyed Joe: A Tale of Grace

Life Lessons I learned in the Milking Pen

Parenting & Relationships

Does prayer make a difference? When life delivers harsh blows-loss, illness, death-how does prayer help us?Do we even know how to pray? When we get it wrong, does God listen anyway? Can our prayers become a weapon?Bob Lively has delved deep into all these questions, and more. His tender stories from personal experiences shed light on what it's like to emerge from the shadows of grief, fear, heartache, and the burden of mistakes.How did he manage it? How did he find peace, comfort, and strength in the midst of uncertainty, rejection, and sacrifice?Why should we pray? At first his reason seems simple. You'll find the answer, and even more, inside these pages.

Why Pray?

Worship & Devotion